Netherlands - Black & White Movie Scene

 Arrived August 25, 2026

Yulia send this card from The Netherlands where she has been living for 7 years. She has visited Japan, but probably not up in my area. She noted on the back that she loves Roman Holiday a lot!

It's a great card and Audrey Hepburn is very popular here in Japan, so thank you!

Yulia also used some cool stamps on the back, so here you are....

Writer - Black & White Card

Germany   

July 8, 2026

Dany sent this card of German author Bettina von Arnim who lived from 1785-1859. I looked her up but her Wiki wasn't very positive towards her. 

Dany said that she studied Linguistics so she's interested in anything to do with languages and texts, and books. She said that von Arnim wrote about social and feministic topics in the 19th century. Her face even adorned banknotes and stamps!

Bettina von Arnim

There were some cute stamps on the card as well. 

Black & White Actress Card

Received April 22, 2026

This is my favourite type of card!  It's a black and white card of an actress that I have never heard of before, causing me to do a bit of research on IMDb to find out more information. Yay!

Naveen wrote that this card shows Keerthy Suresh in the movie Mahanati (2018). It's a film biopic of the legendary actress Savitri. I haven't seen this film of course, but the actress whose life it was based on was an interesting person!

Keerthy Suresh as Savitri

He also used some cool stamps on the card that I haven't seen before. 

Thanks for a cool postcard!

Black & White Author Card

April 17, 2026

Finally I have received a few cards! I've been sending cards but they haven't been registered yet.Here is one of the cards that I received.  This card came to me from Finland and shows a British author. I haven't read her work, but she wrote a trilogy called Lark Rise to Candleford.  This is Flora Thompson.

The sender, Maarit, also used a Postcrossing stamp, so that was very cool too!

Europe and the United States

February 24, 2026

I received these three cards recently and am posting them so you can see them!  

From Germany, this cute little food /chocolate card was sent by Anja. She told me that the card's writing means,"The secret ingredient is Love."

This black and white card from the US came from Matt. He didn't write a personalized message on the back of the card and instead pasted a message about Chicago having 2,716,450 residents. 

 This Map card from Austria arrived today. Silvia writes about her family and her garden. She also raises chickens for the eggs as they are expensive. 

Three nice cards, which I enjoyed receiving.

Books and Author

 February 11 & 12, 2026

Sara from Belgium asked about nature in Japan versus Canada...no one usually asks about that! I think this is a vintage UNICEF postcard. 

Opening a book --discover a world.

Rebecca sent this card featuring Muriel Spark and wrote about novels and films, my favourite subjects. She also mentioned that she has a Book Podcast called Canada Reads American Style. Check it out if you are interested!  I listened in tonight and it was very interesting.

Muriel Spark
Author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Germany - Black and White

September 26, 2020

Marc-André wrote from Germany. He's a teacher and wrote a short note on the back. He also used a very cool stamp on the back.

He wrote,

Hello Helen,

many greetings from Berlin.

I am a teacher for maths & physics. School started again in August and we all have to wear a mask everywhere on the school ground but not in the classes during our lessons. So we want to avoid that an infection will be spread in different classes.

Stay healthy!

M

The Evangelist Matthew

A Sesame Street Stamp! Love it!

Finland - Black & White Actress

 June 15, 2020

This card came to me from Finland. The sender wrote the whole card about Marlene Dietrich, the actress on the card, rather than anything about herself. It was quite a disappointing message. I love the card of course, but I can Wikipedia Marlene Dietrich myself! I can't Wikipedia the sender. Still, the card is great and the stamps are very cool.

Marjatta wrote;

Hello!

Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich was a german-American actress and singer. She performed from the 1910s to the 1980s. The Blue Angel, Morocko [Morocco], Shan[g]hai Express, Blonde Venus, The Devil is a Woman, Desiree etc.

All the best!

Marjatta

Enjoyment without regrets!
And nothing else!
(From Google Translate)

Really lovely stamps.

United States of America - Black & White

March 5, 2020


Diane sent this card to me with a nice note on the back and wrote about her favourite films. That's a subject that I always enjoy, so this was a good card for me!

Diane wrote;

"Hi Helen,

Happy Birthday Month!

Walt Disney is a famous writer of sorts & Mickey surely is a famous actor!

I loved Mama Mia, Les Miserables, Bohemian Rhapsody & Judy, I really love musical & romantic movies.

Blessings, Diane"

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse doll

Three interesting stamps from the US.

United Stated of America - Actress in Black & White

January 27, 2020

This great card came in February from Janet. She wrote a friendly note on the back and used an interesting stamp too.

She wrote;

"Greetings from California,
My name is Janet and I live in the Mojave Desert with my husband. I enjoy photography, travelling, paper-crafts, Family, Friends, Church.

Best Wishes,
Janet

Katharine Hepburn

Love the seashell!

Russia - Books, Writer

October 15, 2019

This great card came from Alla in Russia.  She was friendly on the back of the card and used some gorgeous stamps, which I appreciate and will post below.

Alla wrote,

"Hello Helen!

Greetings from Moscow!

Today is September 7, 2019

Autumn is here but we still have warm (+24℃) and

sunny weather.

Best wishes,

Alla"

Really beautiful, big stamps.  I love them!

United States - Actress in Black & White

September 19, 2019

This fabulous card came to me from Magnus in the US.  He wrote a friendly note on the back and used some amazing stamps too, so this was a very good Postcrossing!

He wrote;

Hi Helen!
Hello from Virginia! My name is Magnus and I write postcards with my dad. I hope you like this postcard and the stamps! Have a good autumn! 😀

Marilyn Monroe

These are perfect stamps for me!  I loved receiving them.

Belarus - Actress in Black & White

July 3, 2019

This card came to me from Natalia in Belarus.  She wrote a friendly note and wrote about movies, so I was very pleased with it!

She wrote,
"Dear Helen,
I'm Natalia from Belarus. I live in a small town not far from the capital city Minsk. My town is called Molodechno. 100, 000 people live here.
Recently I saw a film with L.diCaprio as the main actor. That was "Inception". I recommend it to you, too. "Interstellar" is one more that deeply touches. "The Prestige" and "The Illusionist" are also great.

June 17th, 2019  23℃

Marilyn Monroe

Netherlands - Actress in B&W with Book

July 1, 2019

Caroline sent me this great card with an interesting picture of Marilyn Monroe.  I've received many pictures of Marilyn Monroe over the years, but this is one that I haven't seen before.

Caroline wrote;

Hello Helen, here a postcard with an actress(?) on it. (that's Madonna? or Maryline Monroe? However it's a black and white one with someone reading a book! I think it must be rather difficult living in a foreign country and not speaking the language. Do you miss Canada? bye CAROLINE

Marilyn Monroe

 Love all these cool stamps! You can even see her question on the side if you look carefully.

Finland - Actress in Black & White

June 24, 2019

Eleanore sent this lovely picture of Audrey Hepburn to me from Finland.  She wrote about herself and Audrey Hepburn and about an interesting coincidence...

She wrote:

17.6.2019        +28℃ (too hot for me....)

Hi! From Finland :-) I have to tell you that I just sent a postcard to Alberta, Canada! I got the address yesterday. :-D What a coincidence.  Audrey Hepburn is one of my favorite actresses so photos and cards of her are dear to me. :-)

My name is Eleanore by the way! :-D I'm a 25 years old nursing student. I wish you the best in life. :)

Audrey Hepburn

 A Moomin stamp from Finland!

France - Actor in Black & White

May 2, 2019

This black & white card came to me from Thierry in France.  He wrote a nice note on the back too.

He wrote;

Hello Helen, for you, I found and choose this postcard with the actor Leonardo Di Caprio, it's one of my favorite.  Hope you like it. I'm Thierry, 54 old from Cogolin, in the southeast of France.

All the best,
Thierry


This card was scratched on the surface. The scan doesn't show too much of it, except a little in the upper left side of the picture.  It arrived with another card that was more damaged, so it was a bad day at the post office!

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 I really like the flamingos on the stamp. They're lovely!

United States - Black & White Actress

October 10, 2018

This excellent card came to me from the US.  Lisa sent it wth a great message all about movies on the back, so I was thrilled. Also fabulous was the fact that she used movie star stamps on the back.  A double bonus!

She wrote

Hi Helen - sending greetings from Texas. I love Casablanca too & the original Wuthering Heights. Tried to find a card you haven't already received. Hope I succeeded!
One of my all time favorite movies is A Room With a View. I love to art journal--@dagbockblue on Instagram and dream of taking a trip to Japan to buy supplies & check out the traveler's factory Midori[not sure about this word].

Best,
Lisa

Audrey Hepburn

Look at these cooler than cool stamps!  Personally, I love the Shirley Temple one, but the Elvis one is interesting too. 

Thanks so much Lisa!!

Spain - Black & White

October 4, 2018

This beautiful card came from Montse in Spain.  She wrote an enthusiastic note on the back and told me why she picked this card, which is something I love to hear. 

She wrote;

Hola Helen!!

Sorpresa!![Surprise]

My name is Montse and work in the postal service, I love music and traveling. I chose this postcard for you. I hope you like it!!! - He has "Duende" in the world of Flamenco, a person who possesses a special talent, whether in singing or dancing.

Salvdos[Regards] --Montse

Tato Olivas - "Flamenco"

Look at these amazing stamps and cancellation stamp.  The stamp on the left is textured too, and very cool!

United States

July 26, 2018

Margaret sent me a lovely black and white card with very colourful writing on the back. It was lovely and friendly and I enjoyed receiving this one and the great stamps on the card too.

She wrote;

Hello Helen,
Greetings from Utah where we have lots of snow like Canada :-)
Ansel Adam's photos are very beautiful.  My daughter in law grew up in Medicine Hat Canada.
There is NO snow here now! Today will be 96℉ and HOT!! Today we are going boating and will enjoy the water and the SUN. I am a knitter and love it so much I have to discipline myself to get my chores done first. :-)

Margaret

Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951,
Ansel Adams

Look at these great stamps.  I had been reading about the Mr Rogers documentary at the time that I received the card, so the stamps seemed timely.  And I love the butterfly one too. 

Russia - Bond Black and White Card

June 18, 2018

A little Weekend Bonus for you here as I have received quite a few great cards recently and haven't had much time to post them.  It's a long weekend here and I'm off on a little trip.

Irina sent this great card to me from Moscow with her friendly note.  I love Bond Cards!

Irina wrote:

Hello!
My name is Irina. I'm from Moscow. My hobbies are reading good books, weaving, knitting and cross-stitching.

Best Wishes!

007 Donald Pleasence as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in
You Only Live Twice (1967)

I'm not sure what the stamps are about, but the first one is something to do with surgery and medicine I think.